This is despite a 53% decrease in the U.S. SIDS rate since...

This is despite a 53% decrease in the U.S. SIDS rate since the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended in 1992 that babies be placed to sleep on their backs, ... This reduced rate reflects nearly 3,000 fewer infant deaths per year, or over 15,000 fewer deaths since the original back-to-sleep recommendation.